Ttrvel Hot Tips. (Executive Travel).* Venezuelan airline Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. will take over Avensa's passenger service to Spain as part of an alliance arrangement between the carriers. Flights aboard new Boeing DC-10s will go to Madrid, Tenerife and Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela (säntyä`gō thā kōmpōstā`lä) or Santiago, city (1990 pop. 91,419), A Coruña prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Sar River. , the routes that Avensa assumed after Venezuelan carrier Viasa went out of business. * American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the has begun charging US$100 to customers with nonrefundable tickets who opt to fly standby on alternative flights. * Avalon is offering three nights for the price of two at seven resorts in Mexico and Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. through Dec. 20. Most of the hotels are all inclusives; room rates start at US$79 or below. Details at www.avalonvacations.com * Mexican airlines are boosting northbound service. Aeromar kicked off new flights between Mexico City and Laredo, Texas. Mexicana, meanwhile, is launching five round-trip flights weekly between Mexico City and Vancouver, Canada, beginning Dec. 5. |
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